On Thu, Oct 11, 2018 at 10:00 AM Suresh Ramasubramanian <[email protected]> wrote:
> Well that was remarkably philosophical - and sincerely felt. More > power to you. > Thank you Suresh. > The one thing I remember about the Aurobindo Ashram [...] was having a gentle joke at the expense of that ostentatious 'devotee'. > That must have elicited a few laughs. It's quite likely he may have been doing his meditation properly. Digestive turbulence during intense Yoga is common if the digestive tract isn't empty, which is why serious practice is generally avoided for several hours after a meal. Meditation near Sri Aurobindo + The Mother's samadhi can be very powerful to one who is open and receptive to the energy, sending one into deeper states rather more rapidly than normal. He may not have been prepared for it. Whenever I've meditated there I've found it very easy to lose track of time, what feels like 15 minutes could be two or more hours lost in meditation. The gemstone rings can be useful and even vital for some people - they can be life savers on the spiritual path. They can also be spiritual materialism. Obviously none of this is new, villains have wandered around in the garb of holy persons since before the Ramayana, where Ravana abducts Sita disguised as a Sannyasi.
